This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, starting in 2007. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.Weiterlesen…

Subtitle from menu screen and container.Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.Special features: Deleted scenes; Extended interviews; "Sleeping soldiers" photo gallery; "Updates on the soldiers" biographical updates on the soldiers from Second Platoon, Battle Company; Public service announcements from IAVA, Operation Homefront and TAPS; Trailers.

One week before deployment --
Commentary by the men deployed to Korengal Valley --
Korengal Outpost "The Kop" --
Doc Restrepo killed --
Weekly Shura with the village elders --
Problem of killed cow : locals wanted money, not rice, beans, sugar as repayment --
Operation Rock Avalanche --
Night operations --
Day 1: Aerial and land operations --
Civilians hurt , but no Taliban --
Day 2: Enemy weapons found --
Day 3: Ambushed by Taliban. Wounded and casualties --
Mountain village surrounded by snow-covered mountains --
Life in camp --
News about the Chosen Company losses --
Back to patrolling and fighting --
News of their upcoming deployment --
Commentary by men who had been deployed to Korengal Valley. In April 2010, The United States withdrew from the Korengal Valley. Nearly 50 American soldiers died fighting there.

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Virgil Films ; National Geographic Entertainment presents an Outpost Films production in association with National Geographic Channel ; directed and produced by Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger ; executive producers, John Battsek, Nick Quested.

Abstract:

This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, starting in 2007. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.